Geese, Wildcats improve to 6-0 in LTC

Friday

Jan 25, 2013 at 10:30 PMJan 25, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Boys high school basketball roundup

Mike Landis

Wethersfield 56, ROWVA 42The Geese continue to roll in the Lincoln Trail Conference, riding 24 points from Trevor Lay to the road win in Oneida Friday night.Lay and Trey Hannam combined for 14 points in the first quarter to put Wethersfield on top 18-13. Lay added nine more in the second frame as the Geese maintained their five-point bulge, 30-25, at the half.ROWVA trimmed the deficit to 42-39 after three quarters, but Wethersfield outscored the hosts 14-3 in the final eight minutes to earn the win.Hannam finished with 17 points for the state-ranked Geese, who move to 18-3 overall and 6-0 in conference. Nelson England topped ROWVA with 15 points, followed by Kyle Woodside with 13.In the fresh-soph game, Wethersfield defeated ROWVA 53-40.

Galva 69, Stark County 62The Wildcats outscored the Rebels 27-17 in the fourth quarter to remain unbeaten in Lincoln Trail Conference play Friday night.In front of a big Athletic Wall of Fame night crowd in Galva, Stark County’s Tanner King came out and drilled three 3-pointers in the first quarter to give the Rebels a 16-13 lead.The Rebels led 29-27 at the half, but Galva scored the first eight points of the third quarter to go on top 36-29. Stark County answered Galva’s run, outscoring the Cats 16-6 the remainder of the quarter to lead 45-42 going into the final eight minutes.Galva went on a 10-3 tear to start the final quarter to take a 52-48 lead. Danny Berchtold hit four straight free throws to pull the Rebels even at 52-all, then David Jeffries went to work for the Wildcats.Jeffries drained a trey with 2:30 remaining to put the Cats up 55-52, swiped a Stark County pass that resulted in a Reece Hoxworth layup, then made another 3-pointer from the corner to extend the lead to 60-52 with 1:27 to play.Dexter Ingels went 6 for 6 from the line down the stretch to seal the Galva win.Ingels led the Wildcats with 21 points, followed by Hoxworth with 18, Jeffries with 14 and Conner King with 12.Stark County’s Jake Berchtold led all scorers with 22 points, while King finished with 16 for the Rebels.Galva moves to 16-3 and 6-0 in the LTC, while Stark County slips to 8-12 and 5-2 in conference.Stark County cruised to a 54-28 win the fresh-soph game.

Mercer County 59, Annawan 55 OTThe Braves erased a nine-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but the Golden Eagles emerged with the Lincoln Trail Conference road win Friday night.Tyson Nylin topped Mercer County with 19 points, followed by Tanner Matlick with 15 points and 10 rebounds.Tony Gripp and Michael Smith had 17 points apiece for the Braves.Mercer County improves to 12-8 and 4-3 in the Lincoln Trail, while Annawan slips to 7-15 and 3-4 in the LTC.

Ridgewood 54, West Prairie 47After surrendering 100 points in their last outing, the Spartans held the Cyclones in check Friday night to pick up the Lincoln Trail Conference win.Ridgewood led 36-32 going into the fourth quarter, and Elisha McCreary scored six of his team-high 16 points to seal the win.James Brooks added 13 for Ridgewood, now 11-9 and 4-2 in conference, and Ridge Greenman finished with 10.Dalton Deeter paced West Prairie with 20 points.

Also Friday night...In the Lincoln Trail Conference, West Central topped United 57-48. Darren Webb led the Heat with 17 points, followed by Trey Goff with 15. Gary Wynne led United with 14.In the Three Rivers Conference, Bureau Valley defeated Morrison 44-34. ... Riverdale slipped past Erie 63-60.